1580

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15th century - 16th century - 17th century\n|}

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

\n*Michel de Montaigne publishes first Essay.\n*September 26 - Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe\n*1580-1764 First session if Jewish Waad (Sejm of 4 countries) in Lublin, Poland. 70 delegates of Jewish local kahals met to discuss issue of taxations and other important for Jewish communities issues.\n*Portugal looses independence to Spain following the death without heirs of king Henry of Portugal. The Habsburg rule would last until 1640.

Births

\n*April 18 - baptise of Thomas Middleton - English Elizabethan playwright\n*Willebrord van Roijen Snell, Dutch mathematician.\n*Frans Hals - Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.

Deaths

\n*Albrecht Giese IV\n*Andrea Palladio\n*August 30 - Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy\n*November 3 - Jeronimo Zurita y Castro \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n